Measuring-tape for shoemakers.



No. 676,351. Patented lune ll, I90l.

L. BREITSGHUCH &. P. VOIGTLANDER.

MEASURING TAPE FOB SHOEMAKERS;

(Application filed Jan. 8, 1901.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

LOTHAR BREITSCHUCHAND PAUL VOIGTLANDER, OF LEIPSIC, GERMANY.

MEASURING-TAPE FOR SHOEMAKERS.

SPEGIEICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 676,351, dated June 11, 1901.

Application filed January 8, 1901. flerial No. 42,556. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We,LOTHAR BREITsoHUoH' and PAUL VOIGTLANDER, citizens of the German Empire, residing at Leipsic-Gohlis, Ger- 5 many,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Measuring-Tapes for Shoemakers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others :6 skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for measuring the feet,and has for its object to provide an improved device of this character.

is With this object in View the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and afterward specificallyin a vertical position, as shown, to serve to rest the heel against in measuring the length of the foot, the length being indicated by the I dotted line E, While the arm B serves as a Letters Patent of the United States, is- 5- A shoemakers measuring device compris= ing a tape-measure in combination with two arms hinged to one end thereof at the same point, one of said arms being capable of being placed in a vertical position to rest the heel 50 of the foot against, and the other arm serving as a handle, the arms being foldable into parallelism with each other, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our 5 5 signatures in presence of two witnesses.

LOTHAR BREI'rsoHUoH. PAUL VOIGTLANDER.

Witnessesi OSCAR VVOLLESKY, CHAS. J. BURT. 

